Tag - Disaster Management Exercise

Bomba focussing on 4,619 flood-prone areas ahead of northeast monsoon

KANGAR: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department has identified 4619 flood-prone areas nationwide ahead of its preparations for the northeast monsoon season. Its director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said that the department is readying all 24,263 personnel, including 13,646 full-time officers, 2,196 auxiliary firefighters and 8,421 volunteer firefighters. "To ensure assets and equipment are in optimum condition,...